Figure wheel walking toy



March 22, 1927. 1,621,996

F\. MULLIGAN I FIGUREWHBL WALKING TOY Filed Avril 3, 1926 Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

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FRANCIS M. MULLIGAN, F BUTTE, MONTANA.

FIGURE WHEEL WALKING TOY.

Application led. April 3,

This invention relates to improvements in ligure toys, and more particularly to toys constructed to simulate the natural Inovements of animals when the toy is drawn across the ground or other surface.

The main object of the invention being the provision of a toy of this character that will simulate the natural movements of an animal drawn cart that will amuse children.

In the present instance, I have shown my invention incorporated in a four legged animal, such as a horse, but l do not restrict myself to the simulation of such an animal, as the invention may be incorporated just as readily in a two legged animal.

This invention also consists in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a side View in elevation of one embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of same and Fig. 3 is a partial rear view of my toy showing the cart or Wagon mounting.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates the figure of a horse pivotally secured by means of a pin 6 passing through the body 5a of the horse to an ear or projection 7 on a cart shaft 8 operating in an opening or recess 3a in the lower portion of the body 5a. The shaft 8 is secured to the base 9 of a cart 10 in any suitable manner as by gluing or otherwise, the cart 10 being rockingly mounted on a shaft 11 carrying ground engaging wheels 12 and 12a. The base 9 has secured thereto a cross bar 13 having centrally located thereon a staple or wire loop 14 loosely engaging a reduced portion 15 of the shaft 11 formed by a groove 16 centrally located on the said shaft. Wire loops or staples 17 secured to the cross bar 13 form loose end bearings for the shaft 11. A seat 18 is provided at the rear of the base 9 upon which a figure of a man (not shown) may be suitably mounted. When the toy is drawn along the ground by means of a cord 20 secured to the head of the animal, forwardl motion will be imparted to the wheels 12 and 12EL havingpins 21 and 22 extending inwardly and alternately engaging the underside of metal bearing plates 23 and 24 on the cross bar 13 to sway or rock the cart or vehicle 10 laterally from one side to the other, with the staple 14: acting as a 1926. Serial No. 99,462.

fulcrum or pivot point and the staples 17 acting as limiting means for such swaying or rocking. This swaying or rocking motion will be imparted to the animal 5 causing the legs 24 and 25 pivoted to the body 5a at 26, 27, 28 and 29 to alternately engage the ground. Each leg 241 is connected to a complementary leg on the opposite sideof the animal, by pins 30 and 3l pivotally journaled in slots or tapering openings 32 and 33 at the front and rear of the lower portion ofthe body 5a. The said slots 32 and 33 are so constructed as to provide pivot or fulcrum points 311 and 35 for the pins 30 andl 31. If we assume that the legs 25 are in engagement with the ground due to the dipping ofthe body of the. vehicle towards the left looking at F ig. 3, then the ground will act as a resistance to the said legs 25 causing the pins 30 and 31 to rock about their fulcrum and advance the legs 24 which are slightly above the ground until the end of the stroke, when the cartbody and animal will be rocked by a pin 22 to the right and bring the legs 24A in contact with the ground and actuate the legs 25 forwardly, to simulate the natural walking movee ment of the animal. The pivot 6 will cause the animal to have forward and rearward sway every time the toe and heel portions of the foot contact the ground or when the toy is suddenly pulled forwardly. Slots 36 in the legs allow an up and down movement of the said legs in relatioirto the pins 30 and 31. From the foregoing it will be seen that I 4have provided a toy, that when drawn along the ground, will cause the animal to simulate the natural Igait thereof and will give amusement to children.

Having `described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. A toy of the nature described, comprising ground engaging wheels, a vehicle pivotally associated with said wheels, pins on said wheels cooperating with the vehicle to alternately rock the body of the vehicle in opposite directions on said pivot, a figure at the front of the toy associated with the vehicle and means associated with the figure and vehicle to transmit the rocking motion from the vehicle to the ligure.

2. In a toy, a vehicle, a ligure pivotally associated with the vehicle, said ligure being adapted for forward and rearward rocking on said pivot, a pair of wheels pivotally associated With the vehicle, pins on the of the figure to alternately?? acta-te the legson one side of the figure and then the legs 'on ther other side toi'siiiinlat' a# Walking movement? y 3.' A toy ofl the' class described comprisinga i'giiifeirepresenting ani aninla'lg:` an axle, a p'air' 'ofV grou-nd enga-ging 'Whe'els' mounted 'on the" axle, a'i member representing a veliicle -pi-'votedf` ofrsaid axle', a-Y cross' bar "on the fvehicl, the leg'fs' of' the iigiire being" pivotfa'll-'y' attached" thereto, means for causing the*rearward{movement} of' the' legfon one side of' theanimal tof niove the opposite leg forwardly, `pins l ont-he' Wheels cooperating with theL cross barto: cause" a part lof the vehile to have4 rock-ingmovement and means-forl transmfitting this inovmieiit to the bodyofthe animal'to' tilt the sanie'so that"on'e* legiWill'fbeAL raised to permit the other l-egto move it forwardly.

4. A device of the classdescribedcomprising awgiirmade initherin'lof an animal, ine'ans-l for p'ivot'ally 'connecting the legs oi' the a-niinal tothe" body' thereof, a rocking bar 'pivotally2 supported' in" al tapering 'opening in`v` 'the body of? 'the'l animal' and having its ends engaging recessesV in the legs so that the movement vof .one l-eg in one direction will cause the other leg to move in an opposite direction,a Wheeled vehicle, means on the Wheels and' the vehicle body for rocking' the bod-y thereof as the device travels along and mea-ns for comnninicating the rocking movement of the body to the body of the animal for tilting the same to move iirst one legol? eachy pai'rand'tlien the other oilitlie surface upoirwhich the device is traveling'.

5. i toyfof the na-tnr'e described'compris- Wheelst snppoi'tedon the extremities of said axle,l a vehicle pivotally supported on'said axle, pins'von saidffwheels cooperatingwith thevehicleto alternatingly rock the vehicle body inopposite directions', meansfonl the body associated with vthe axleto limit the rocking movement oi? the' said vehicle in either-"direction, af ig'tire'onthe front of the body, a shaft se ired'to `tl'ie `vehicle pivotally associatedWithtlie'y figure totransinit the said rock-ingfmovementto said ligure, a pair of legs pivotall'y seciiredftof'the front' of said igure," a pair offlegs similarly secured' at the rear or" said ligure and pins pvotally mountedlin taperingopeningsat' the lower front and rear portions of the figureas'sociated W'ithff the said'v legs to' aetnate the said legs to simnlateffafWalking? movement'.`

FRANCIS- Mf. MULLIGAN.

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